BEGIN

Bulk Data Entry Indicates the beginning of data that is used to describe a specific entity (or entities) for inclusion in a model. The BEGIN entry is used in conjunction with the END entry to define the data required for a specific entity.

Format

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BEGIN	`TYPE`	`NAME`

Example

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BEGIN	FEMODEL	Bumper

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BEGIN	HYPRBEAM	Square

Definitions

Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
`TYPE`	Specifies the entity type that will be defined by the BEGIN Bulk Data Entry. HYPRBEAM Data required for the definition of an arbitrary beam section will be specified between the BEGIN and END Bulk Data Entries. FEMODEL In a model containing multiple parts, the parts are included within the full model specifying part data between the BEGIN and END Bulk Data Entries (the INCLUDE entry can also be used for part data referencing). The name of the included part should be specified in the `NAME` field.
`NAME`	This field specifies the name of the entity that is defined by the BEGIN entry. The name of the included part should be specified in the `NAME` field. (Character String)

Field

Contents

SI Unit Example

TYPE

Specifies the entity type that will be defined by the BEGIN Bulk Data Entry.

HYPRBEAM: Data required for the definition of an arbitrary beam section will be specified between the BEGIN and END Bulk Data Entries.
FEMODEL: In a model containing multiple parts, the parts are included within the full model specifying part data between the BEGIN and END Bulk Data Entries (the INCLUDE entry can also be used for part data referencing). The name of the included part should be specified in the NAME field.

NAME

This field specifies the name of the entity that is defined by the BEGIN entry.

The name of the included part should be specified in the NAME field.

(Character String)

Comments

The BEGIN and END Bulk Data Entries are used in conjunction to define an entity within the full model.
The INCLUDE entry, similar to almost any other Bulk Data Entry, is allowed between BEGIN and END entries. However, BEGIN and END should exist in the same file.
Models are often defined in separate files, and the block (BEGIN - END) contains only INCLUDE entries. It is possible to duplicate a single part by including the same file(s) in different BEGIN-END blocks.
There can be multiple sections of arbitrary beam data; one for each beam section.

An example set of data for the definition of an arbitrary beam section is as follows:

BEGIN,HYPRBEAM,SQUARE
$
GRIDS,1,0.0,0.0
GRIDS,2,1.0,0.0
GRIDS,3,1.0,1.0
GRIDS,4,0.0,1.0
$
CSEC2,10,100,1,2
CSEC2,20,100,2,3
CSEC2,30,100,3,4
CSEC2,40,100,4,1
$
PSEC,100,1000,0.1
$
END,HYPRBEAM